Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
WON BY WICHITA.
Lincoln Goes Down a. the Rate ofTwo to Eigh

Lincoln Goes Down at the Rate ofTwo to Eight.
Yesterday the Wichitas played their first
game as a member of the Western League,
defeating the Lincolns by score of eight to
two. The game was won on its merits, as
there were comparatively few errors made
and the home team outbattled and outplayed
the visitors at all the points of the game.
Swartzell was hit hard, while Hendricks
pitched one of his best games, also making
record of a single, double and three baggers
in four times at the bat. Dolby umpired
good game, but was somewhat timid; which
fact the Lincoln kickers soon discovered and
tried to coin the game with their mouths.
All other respects the game was extremely
agreeable and in the sense of being well
played, of being interesting and exciting, it
was the best game of the season.
THE GAME.
Hemp put very nice drop over short stop
for base. Sherry was hit by the ball. Ha-
Der was struck out. Hemp scored on Leigh
toms hit past short STOP McLelland hit a
grounder to first and out. Wilson went out
at first leaving Story on third Legion on
second.
Second half Hall flew out to third. Beck
ley made base hit over third, stole second,
went to third after Hemp's catch of Longs
fly, left there as Shaffer goes out at first.
Second inning. Hendricks went out at
first, and Schneider and Shuttle both struck
out.
Second half. Dolan out at first. Hoover
knocked out a two Dagger grounder over
first, but was put out at second by Leighton's
field Of Herr's grounder, who gets to first,
steals second and scores on Harris base hit
past second. Hart was put out in trying to
gain second after throw to get Herr at the
plate.
In the third neither side did anything.
Hall hurt his foot SO badly running to second
that he had to give up, and Rowe took his
place.
Fourth inning. After Leighton had struck
out and Mcclellan had retired at first, Wilson
hit base to right field. and scored on
Hendricks two Dagger to left. Schnel
der hit to third, who fumbled, Hendricks
going to third, and scoring as Schneider
steals second Schneider scored on Shultze's
single to left field. Hemp took base on
balls and Sharry flew out to left field.
Second half Shaffer was hit by ball and
took base and went to second on DOlan's
hit over second. Both move base on a wild
pitch after Hoover had ''few" out to left
field. Shaffer scored off McLellanis catch
of Herr's fly. Hart went out at first, leaving
Dolan on third.
Fifth inning-Haber hit to short stop, who
fumbled and threw high to first, and Haber
went to second and scored ON McLelland'S
two-bagger to center field after Leighton had
gone out at first. Hendricks base hit to right
field, sending McLelland to third and Schnei-
der struck out. Lincoln did nothing.
Sixth inning Shuttle went out at first, and
Hemp popped up fly to first. Sherry to
short stop who threw to first SO that he had
to step off to catch it. Haber was hit by
ball. Sh. Try scored on Leighton's drop base
hit back of first, and Haber went to third to
score ON McLellan's hit to right field, on
which Leighton attempted TO score but was
put out. And Lincoln went out one, two,
three.
Seventh inning. Wilson hit to pitcher,
out at first. Hendricks knocked out long
drive three Dagger to left field, and scored as
it was poorly handled. Schroeder out at first
and Shuttle few out to left field.
Second half Herr made base hit grounder
to center field, stole second. where he was
left, as Hart struck out, Swartzen fou!ed
out and Rowe out at first
Eighth inning. Hemp took base on balls
but was doubled with Sherry on his ground
er to End Also. Haber went out at LIST.
Second half. Beckley base on balls, and
2nd On passed ball. Long went out at first
and Shaffer flew out to center Then Dolan
took base on balls. And Ducky made a
goose egg for Lincoln by taking Hoover's fly.
Ninth inning. Wichita retired in order.
Herr flew out to center. Hart. hit by ball
takes base Swartzell flew out to left field.
Rowe knocked out a two Dagger to right
field sending Hart to 3rd where he stepped
as Beckley fouled out
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